When I was climbing in Toulumne a few years back, I ran into a German whose rack looked kind of like this:
Years ago, I wanted to do a climb requiring a #4 but couldn't justify buying one, couldn't find one to borrow, so I ended up making the gear out of a piece of hardwood slung with webbing. I never used it, but had it for years, and would pull it out as a joke occasionally.
I have read on this board someone who tied off an iceax buried in some moss?
What other kinds of strange gear have you used? Discuss.
-Moses